Business briefs

Published: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 1:02 p.m.

Last Modified: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 7:13 p.m.

DAYTONA BEACH — Paytas Homes' model "The Martinique" won the Overall Top Score Award at the Volusia Building Industry Association's 2013 Parade of Homes, which was held March 16-24.

The Martinique is a 4-bedroom and 3.5-bath house, which includes a second master suite, in the Venetian Bay community of New Smyrna Beach. It has a list price of $389,900.

The runners-up in competition were "The Palazzo" by Johnson Group, also in Venetian Bay, and "The Dream" by Orlando Construction & Design in the DeBary Golf and Country Club. Both homes received "Top Score Awards."

The association also presented Grand Awards to 12 single-family home models, three townhome and condominium entries and one community participant.

Eight Reserve Grand Awards were presented along with five Awards of Excellence.

The event guidebook, which lists the models and other information, is available online at volusiaparade.com.

— Bob Koslow

FLAGLER COUNTY

New preschool

PALM COAST — The Flagler County Chamber of Commerce & Affiliates will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony and business networking event on April 12 to celebrate the recent opening of the Palm Coast Community Child Center, a preschool for children ages six weeks through 4 years old.

The prescool is at Palm Coast Community Church, 1 Pine Lakes Parkway, in Palm Coast.

The event will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Palm Coast Community Child Center employs five people and is led by director Julie Hyatt, said Mary Benvenuto, one of the teachers at the preschool. Benvenuto said the school can accommodate up to 52 full- and part-time students.

Enrollment is open to all families in the community, not just members of the church, she said.

For more information about the preschool, call 386-986-1876. To attend the ribbon-cutting, call the chamber at 386-437-0106.